The Lawrence Arts Center has announced its artists in residence for printmaking and ceramics for the 2025-26 season.
LAC welcomes two new artists in residence each year who create work in their respective mediums while also teaching classes through the center.
Here are this year’s artists in residence, as well as the classes they will be teaching.
Printmaking resident
Wabwila Mugala, a multimedia creator and designer born in Zambia, was announced as the printmaking artist in residence.
She obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts at UNC Greensboro before continuing on to receive her Master of Fine Arts in printmaking at Arizona State University. She graduated from ASU this year.
“Her practice engages with the call-and-response within the African diaspora through her own visual glossary functioning as pattern, design and language,” according to her artist statement.
Mugala’s recent solo exhibition in Arizona, “In the Fold,” was a full installation of resist dyed mulberry paper, block prints, and metal. “Of Natal Lands,” her 2024 exhibition, similarly consists of layered constructions of screenprinted mulberry paper.
Mugala applied to LAC because she appreciated the center’s community involvement and commitment to support artists.
“I’m most looking forward to growing in my practice by playing in the studio and connecting with others in my new home for the year!” Mugala said.
Her fall classes include Experimental Print Processes and Relief Printmaking. Both classes cost $280 and start in September.
Ceramics resident
Jason Wang was named as the upcoming ceramicist in residence.
Wang, originally from KC, was a Kansas City Art Institute graduate before continuing on to get his MFA in ceramics at Ohio University.
“His practice is deeply informed by the social aspect of pottery; through an exploration into dinnerware vessels, he strives to foster conversation and build community,” according to the press release.
Per Wang’s Instagram, his MFA thesis show “Inter-Connection” explored community and connection through handmade dishware forms, each with its own idiosyncrasies.
Similar to Mugala, Wang was interested in LAC because it urges connection between artist residents and the local community. This mission mirrors themes that readily emerge in his own work.
“I thrive in communal studio environments and am especially looking forward to teaching and working with students — whether that’s sharing meals through my pottery, collaborating on projects, or learning from one another,” Wang said.
Starting in September, he will teach Beginning Wheel Throwing, which has a $280 registration fee. He will also teach atmospheric firing with Brian Horsche, but the class is full and instructor permission is required to join.
Past artists in residence
LAC is saying farewell to the artists in residence from the 2024 and 2025 season, ceramicist Gabriel John Poucher and printmaker Anthony Corraro.
During his tenure, Poucher organized a Queer Ecology Symposium and exhibition. He is moving on to a teaching fellowship at Alfred University.
Corraro held multiple solo shows during his residency and gave a talk at the Mid America Print Council. He is staying in the region and will join KCAI as a lecturer this fall.
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